A private jet carrying Libya’s military chief, four other officers and three crew members crashed on Tuesday after take-off from Turkey’s capital, Ankara, killing everyone on board. Libyan officials said the cause of the crash was a technical malfunction on the plane.
The Libyan delegation was in Ankara for high-level defence talks aimed at boosting military cooperation between the two countries, Turkish officials said.
Libyan Prime Minister Abdul-Hamid Dbeibah confirmed the death of General...
Libya army chief and 7 others killed in Turkey plane crash
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